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Tom (durrrr) Dwan vs. Daniel (Jungleman12) Cates Online Poker Challenge

April 12th, 2011 at 9:58 am » Comments (0)

Here’s the latest regarding the online poker challenge match between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “Jungleman 12″ Cates that’s taking place on Full Tilt Poker.com The latest session finished March 29, 2011 with almost 1,100 hands being played. Jungleman 12 came out slightly ahead by about $40,000.  So far, 19,335 hands have been played out [...]



Latest Update on The Tom “durrrr” Dwan Online Poker Challenge

December 8th, 2010 at 2:29 pm » Comments (0)

The second of  Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s  poker challenges, this one, a no-limit hold ‘em contest against Daniel “Jungleman 12″ Cates just finished its latest session. “Jungleman 12″ came out ahead in the 844 hands played today winning about $24,000. The totals so far in the 11 sessions played are: 11,569 total hands played out of [...]



Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius Online Poker Challenge Update

November 16th, 2009 at 7:31 pm » Comments (1)

Here is another update on the “durrrr Challenge” where Tom “durrrr” Dwan is playing heads-up in Pot-Limit Omaha against Patrik Antonius. If you’re not familiar with the challenge, check out the “durrrr” online Poker Challenge that I posted previously that explains many of the rules and details of the challenge. As of today, there have [...]



High Stakes Poker: $800,000+ in One Hand

September 12th, 2009 at 12:59 am » Comments (2)

Here is one of the many notable poker hands from the television show, High Stakes Poker: It begins with Guy Laliberte limping in with the ace five of hearts. Jamie Gold then calls with the jack of diamonds and seven of spades. Doyle Brunson follows by raising to $11,200 with ace ten of diamonds. Sam [...]



Update on the Dwan/Antonius Online Poker Challenge Match

April 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm » Comments (1)

Here is an update on the “durrrr Challenge” where Tom “durrrr” Dwan is playing heads-up in Pot-Limit Omaha against Patrik Antonius. If you’re not familiar with the challenge, check out the “durrrr” online Poker Challenge that I posted previously that explains many of the rules and details of the challenge. As of today, there have [...]



Tom Dwan’s Unprecedented Online Poker Challenge

April 16th, 2009 at 10:39 am » Comments (1)

Tom “durrrr” Dwan is a high-stakes player and online poker sensation who has challenged the poker world with his 50,000 hand “durrrr” Challenge. Tom has offered to put up $1.5 million to any opponent’s $500K, playing heads-up at four tables simultaneously for 50,000 hands. Whichever player is ahead at the conclusion of the 50,000th hand [...]



Poker Host Online Poker Site Review

March 1st, 2008 at 10:28 am » Comments (0)

Read below to check out Poker Host’s incredible sign up bonus! Poker Host is one of my favorite online poker sites because they have episodes of High Stakes Poker on their site that you can view. Watching how the pros play is a great way to improve your own poker game. And, if you are looking [...]